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Andy Murray is the only men's player to have won two singles gold medals. Only on three occasions has a player defended their gold medal: Gigi Fernández and Mary Joe Fernández in women's doubles in 1992 and 1996, Serena Williams and Venus Williams in women's doubles in 2008 and 2012, and Andy Murray in the men's singles in 2012 and 2016.
Venus Williams (four gold, one silver) and Kathleen McKane Godfree (one gold, two silvers, and two bronzes) are the all-time record holders for the most Olympic tennis medals, with five each. Andy Murray is the only player to have won two singles gold medals, and the only singles player to have retained the Olympic title.
Olympic medalists for the United States in tennis (3 C) Pages in category "Olympic medalists in tennis" The following 118 pages are in this category, out of 118 total.
It was Ukraine's first Olympic tennis medal. [2] The tournament was held at the Ariake Coliseum in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan from 24 July to 31 July 2021. There were 64 competitors from 35 countries. Puerto Rico's Monica Puig was the reigning gold medalist in 2016, but she withdrew in order to recover from shoulder surgery. [3]
Female tennis players who have won at least one of the four Grand Slam titles in singles. 130 women have won at least one of the 460 majors staged. They are listed here in order of their first win. Players in bold are still active.
Important note: by setting 1990 as the cut-off point, this list excludes many notable champions in high level tournaments from the previous years. High category tournaments equivalent to Tier 1/Premier/WTA 1000 existed before 1990, and the Grand Slam tournaments, Olympic Games and WTA Finals have been held since 1884, 1900 and 1972, respectively.
This article details the list of women's singles Grand Slam tournaments tennis champions. Some major changes have taken place in history and have affected the number of titles that have been won by various players.
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